Thomas Fischer: 32 books

Book cover of Lexikon der Erkenntnistheorie
by Martin Fischer, Rainer Schützeichel, Max Seeger
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2013

Die Erkenntnistheorie gehört zu den ›Königsdisziplinen‹ der Philosophie, da durch sie erst diskutiert und erklärt werden kann, was überhaupt erkannt, also erforscht und in Worte gefasst wird. Jeder Wissenschaftler, der sich seiner Methodik bewusst ist, operiert mit erkenntnistheoretischen...
Book cover of The Theory and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment
by Thomas B Fischer
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010

�Anyone serious about integrating environmental factors into planning and policy making will gain new insights and ideas from Fischer�s book on SEA; and students, teachers and practitioners of the subject will find the book essential.� Leonard Ortolano, Professor at Stanford University, USA...
Book cover of Lexikon Raumphilosophie
by Stephan Günzel, Franziska Kümmerling, Kurt Röttgers
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2013

Der Raum und das Verständnis des Raums sind als große neue Themen der Philosophie im Gespräch. Die damit zusammenhängenden Fragen gewinnen derart an Bedeutung, dass von einem ›spatial turn‹ der Wissenschaft gesprochen wird, in Entsprechung zum ›linguistic turn‹, der das Gesicht der Philosophie...
Book cover of Wörterbuch alttestamentlicher Motive
by Sigrid Hodel-Hoenes, Robert Rollinger, Manfred Oeming
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2014

Das »Wörterbuch alttestamentlicher Motive« erleichtert das Verständnis der alttestamentlichen Texte und erschließt die Bedeutung ihrer Themen und Motive. Rund 120 Artikel beschreiben die altorientalischen Wurzeln zu jedem Motiv und erwähnen die Wirkungsgeschichte, die zumeist über das Neue...
Book cover of What's So Funny About Getting Old
by Ed Fischer, Jane Thomas Noland
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014

One bonus of getting older is that it gives us a great perspective on life ...and that includes plenty of humor! This collection of cartoons, quips, quotes, and insights introduces a new comedy genre: elderhumor. It captures the wry hilarity of our real-life sitcoms. Generational vocabulary gaps,...
Book cover of The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives
by Stewart Landefeld, Andrew Moore, Jens Fischer
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016

The Public Company Handbook: A Corporate Governance and Disclosure Guide for Directors and Executives (5th edition) written by Perkins Coie lawyers, is a “plain English” guide for directors, officers and other executives seeking to familiarize themselves with legal and other board and management...
Book cover of Das Haus am Ende des Weges ...

Das Haus am Ende des Weges ...

Auf den Spuren von Edgar Allan Poe

by Alf Glocker, Angelika Emmert, Andreas Schumacher
Language: German
Release Date: July 18, 2013

Wer kennt sie nicht? Die schaurigen Geschichten von Edgar Allan Poe? 59 Autoren haben sich an die Fersen des großen Meisters des Gruselns gehängt und sind ihm gefolgt, haben Geschichten geschrieben, die es in sich haben. Kaum weniger psychotisch, gruselig und mörderisch. Der amerikanische Schriftsteller...
Book cover of Die Welt der Hebräischen Bibel

Die Welt der Hebräischen Bibel

Umfeld - Inhalte - Grundthemen

by Reinhard Achenbach, Angelika Berlejung, Walter Dietrich
Language: German
Release Date: May 10, 2017

Eine umfassende, zuverlässige und wissenschaftlich aktuelle Einführung in die Welt der Hebräischen Bibel: ihr kulturelles Umfeld, ihre literarische Gestalt, ihre gesellschaftlichen Hintergründe, ihre kultische Prägung, ihre Bilder vom Menschen und von Gott. Die 32 Paragraphen sind von ausgesuchten...
Book cover of Life, Death, and Meaning

Life, Death, and Meaning

Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions

by Margaret A. Boden, Fred Feldman, John Martin Fischer
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...
Book cover of Life, Death, and Meaning

Life, Death, and Meaning

Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions

by David Benatar, Margaret A. Boden, Peter Caldwell
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology...
Book cover of Christian Foundations (Revised Edition): An Introduction to Faith in Our Time
by Kathleen R. Fischer and Thomas N. Hart
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

An overview of the major issues in the Christian life that explains their basic and essential elements while trying to relate the Christian message to the conditions of modern life.
Book cover of Radical Poetics and Secular Jewish Culture
by Hank Lazer, Charlie Bertsch, Benjamin Friedlander
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011

"What have I in common with Jews? I hardly have anything in common with myself!" --Franz Kafka Kafka's quip--paradoxical, self-questioning, ironic--highlights vividly some of the key issues of identity and self-representation for Jewish writers in the 20th century. No group of writers...
Book cover of A Critical Companion to James Cameron
by Adam Barkman, Alissa Burger, Antonio Sanna
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2018

This book offers a comprehensive, academic and detailed study of the works of James Cameron, whose films include successful productions such as the first two Terminator films (1984-91), Aliens (1986), Titanic (1997), and Avatar (2009), but also lesser known films such as Piranha 2: The Spawning (1981),...
Book cover of Drug Policy and the Public Good
by Thomas Babor, Jonathan Caulkins, Benedikt Fischer
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018

Illegal psychoactive substances and illicit prescription drugs are currently used on a daily basis all over the world. Affecting public health and social welfare, illicit drug use is linked to disease, disability, and social problems. Faced with an increase in usage, national and global policymakers...
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